RAJI WRITES

Swallowing the Sun is many things. An ode to freedom-fighters, glimpses of whose hard-fought victories would bring to younger readers born long after the independence movement the cost of resistance. A potboiler with breathless romances and swashbuckling encounters with fearsome Chambal Valley dacoits. A feminist anthem, depicting strength and courage in its female characters, despite opposition and setbacks typical of the early 20th century. Swallowing the Sun (Pippa Rann

Much of the literature about India’s Partition has been written around the violence and tragedy in the northwest. The focus is the...